Iced Earth - Colors(tab)
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-9~----9----9-12-11-9----|
Ab|---------12-----------12-|
Eb|-------------------------|
* *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------9----9-12-11-9----|
Ab|-10~------12-----------12-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-------9----9-12-11-9-----------------|
Ab|-9~------12-----------12-7~--------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
* *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-9~----9----9-12-11-9----|
Ab|---------12-----------12-|
Eb|-------------------------|
* *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------9----9-12-11-9----|
Ab|-10~------12-----------12-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-------9----9-12-11-9-------|
Ab|-9~------12-----------12-7~-|
Eb|----------------------------|
* *
Guitar 3
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------11-9-------|
Db|-12~----12-11-12------12-11-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
* *
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------11-9-------|
Db|-9~----12-11-12------12-11-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
* *
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------11-9--------------------|
Db|--------12-11-12------12-11------------9-|
Ab|-12~------------------------10~----------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------11-9-------|
Db|-12~----12-11-12------12-11-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
* *
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------11-9-------|
Db|-9~----12-11-12------12-11-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
* *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------11-9-----------|
Db|--------12-11-12------12-11-----|
Ab|-12~------------------------10~-|
Eb|--------------------------------|
* *
Guitar 4 (This is what is used on the live album)
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------8-7------------------8-7--------|
Gb|---------7-9-----7------------7-9-----7------|
Db|-9~----9-----------9--------9-----------9----|
Ab|---------------------10~------------------9~-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------|
Bb|-------8-7------------|
Gb|---7-9-----7----------|
Db|-9-----------9--------|
Ab|---------------7~~----|
Eb|----------------------|
Guitar fill over Riff 1 right before lyrics
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-9----9&11-12----12&1412-11----11&1211-9-|
Ab|-7----7&-9-10----10&1210--9-----9&10-9-7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 1a (this is used for the first part of the verse only)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"We're walking in the subway..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"New York City gangs..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------9---|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---7---|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "You feel their anger..."
{end riff with a slide}
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------4-2-|
Eb|-0-000-2-3-3-333-3-5-3-2-2-0-|
* *** * *** * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-------7-9-9-999-9-10-9-7--|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|-0-000---------------------|
* *** * *** *
Both guitars
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-4---5-5-5---4-4-5-4-2-------|
Eb|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-2-2-3-2-0--&&'-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "As they walk on closer..."
end riff with a slide
Play Riff 2
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------2-----------------------|
Ab|-2--------2---------------------|
Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-0-2-0-|
* *
"Don't expect..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------3-----------------------|
Ab|-3--------3---------------------|
Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
* *
Riff 3a
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------2-----------------------|
Ab|-2--------2---------------------|
Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-0-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"You walked my turf..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------3-----------------------|
Ab|-3--------3---------------------|
Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Lead into next riff:
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------|
Ab|-----------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** **
Guitar 2 (Comes in second time)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------|
Db|-----------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** **
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-5-5--5-4-4--4-5-5--5-4-4--4-|
Ab|-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7--7-6-6--6-7-7--7-5-5--5-6-6--6-|
Ab|-5-5--5-4-4--4-5-5--5-3-3--3-4-4--4-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|--8------7------8------7-----|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|--5---5--4---4--5---5--4---4-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-10------8-----10------8------9-----|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--7---7--5---5--7---7--5---5--6---6-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Flange or some effect) x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-13---13---13---13---12--12--12--12--|
Gb|-12---12---12---12---11--11--11--11--|
Db|---10---10---10---10---9---9---9---9-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-15---15---15---15---13---13---13---13---|
Gb|-14---14---14---14---12---12---12---12---|
Db|---12---12---12---12---10---10---10---10-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-15---15---15---15---13---13---14---14---|
Gb|-14---14---14---14---12---12---13---13---|
Db|---12---12---12---12---10---10---11---11-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Riff 5a (after lyrics)
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---------------4---------------|
Ab|-3-33333333333-0-2-22222222222-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
*********** * *********** *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---------------5---------------|
Ab|-5-55555555555-0-3-33333333333-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
*********** * *********** *
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-7---------------5--------6--------|
Ab|-5-55555555555-0-3-3333-0-4-4444-0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
*********** * **** * **** *
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-14------12------14------12---13--|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-14------12------14------12---13-|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-13------12------13------12--(12)b13r12-|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-15------13------15------13---14--|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-13------12------13------12--(12)b13r12-|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-15------13------15------13---14~-|
Gb|-------------------------------a---|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 4
eb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-14------12------14------12---13--|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-14------12------14------12---13-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-4--2-4--4-4-4-2-4-2-5-4-4-4-2-|
Eb|-2--0-2--2-2-2-0-2-0-3-2-2-2-0-|
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-|
Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-------|
Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2--&&'-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-|
Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-|
Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Solo
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3 "Don't expect..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Outro Solo
Guitar 1
eb|---------------15-17-17&19-17-15-14~--|
Bb|-17~----171717------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-141414----14-15&17-15-14-|
Bb|--------17----------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|---------------15-17-17&19-17-15-14~--|
Bb|-17~----171717------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-141414----14-15&17-15-14-----|
Bb|--------17----------------17~-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|--------------19b20r19--|
Bb|--------17--------------|
Gb|-----19-----------------|
Db|--21--------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|---------------17-19-19&22-20-19-17~--|
Bb|-20~----202020------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-171717----17-19&20-19-17-|
Bb|--------20----------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|---------------17-19-19&22-20-19-17~--|
Bb|-20~----202020------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-171717----17-19&20-19-17-----|
Bb|--------20----------------20~-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|---------------9~~-|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|
Ending:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|------6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------|
Ab|-2--------------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7-|
Eb|-0---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|------4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------|
Db|----------------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6-|
Ab|-2---------------------------------------|
Eb|-0---------------------------------------|
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
{10}12 = pre-bend.
{10}12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X' = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
& = slide up
= slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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